Melanie Dickie, PhD candidate and caribou scientist along with Jesse Tigner, habitat restoration ecologist, join Curtis and Mark to discuss how they are trying to slow wolves down. This episode is a piece of the endangered caribou recovery story in Western Canada that rarely receives attention – the habitat restoration piece. Melanie shares her experience researching how wolves use old seismic trails to hunt caribou and moose more effectively in Canada’s Western Boreal Forest region. Jesse describes how his on-the-ground projects are using the science to restore seismic trails to slow wolves down and reduce their ability to find and kill endangered caribou. Melanie discusses the uncertainties around monitoring and effectiveness of this kind of habitat restoration work especially given that it’s relatively new. Jesse discusses the shear size of the number of seismic lines that need restoration. Mel and Jesse discuss where the future of slowing wolves down and restoring habitat in endangered caribou need to move towards.
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